true, true

Cheers. Been on some extra long walks thinking on this stuff. It does not seem like Reddit itself has a functional mechanism for making sure that their generic subreddits like r/massachusetts have sensible leadership.

that is simply untrue, admins never appointed them. Why would they do that and keep myself and NightProcrastinator here?

True random thought: A low activity subreddit doesn't need 10,000 Automod rules

Reddit made a "code of conduct" for moderators last year, one of the things mods are not supposed to do is "camp" on subreddits. I don't intend to remain as top mod here "forever." I was made top mod when the last one decided to leave, this was pre-pandemic and I think before the sub count was above 100k.

I see the importance of having someone reasonable at the top but I don't wish it on anyone lol.

totally valid.

Sticking with transparency, won’t be removing meta posts. The account has been deleted so as much as I don’t want to amplify any harassment going their way, they have taken action to not receive more harassment, anyway…

They did not mention any job with Facebook when they applied to be added as mod, that was first I heard of it yesterday.

I found it hard to read that material, and I’ve been reflecting on my actions in all this. I didn’t know very much about them when I added them and I agreed when they asked for the full set of permissions. I put my trust in them. Did not do proper diligence, did not anticipate this situation at all.

The pseudonymous stuff has its advantages and disadvantages, I have met very genuine and kind people on here but there is always the chance that someone is not who they initially appear to be.

I am concerned about how many other accounts this person has and if they are doing the same in any more communities.

Would

Never thought I would be thanked by a real astronaut, thank you :)

Those mods have been removed.

give it back

hello - seems you put URL in the title field. just heads up for next time

can find the full affidavit here https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.248838/gov.uscourts.mad.248838.1.1.pdf

he didn't have a residence in MA, told FBI he had been sleeping in the lab and his office.